Example sentences of "not be [verb] [prep] [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a pity the invitation had not been extended to someone more congenial , such as the ubiquitous Austin Mitchell . |
| 2 | The Privy Council rejected the argument that there was not theft because the companies had not been deprived of anything . |
| 3 | But at this stage the problem for research has not been defined at anything more than a very general level . |
| 4 | I 'm sure I would have missed it had I not been waiting for somebody nearby . |
| 5 | There are now few areas in the world where the impact of the TNCs has not been researched by someone and good examples of this type of study are Kowaleski ( 1982 ) on the Caribbean , Onimode et al. |
| 6 | It is obvious that a patent should not be granted for anything which is not new , which is already in the public domain , otherwise the grant of the patent could make illegal an act which was previously legal . |
| 7 | But Mrs Moon , with those taints of actress , adulteress , divorcee branded so plainly upon her , could not be received by anyone . |
| 8 | Emphasize the difficulty of saying anything at all with regard to religion which may not be received by someone in a misleading way . |
| 9 | However , as has already been made clear , preventive programmes can not be planned for everyone likely to face such events . |
| 10 | She knows that if she uses power there is a price to pay — you can not be loved by everyone , you may stand beyond the normal bounds of acceptability . |
| 11 | Jesus is God ‘ incognito ’ : it is of the very nature of the presence of God as man that it must be ambiguous , that it may not be recognised by everyone , that the ‘ sign ’ by its very nature may be ‘ spoken against ’ . |
| 12 | ‘ The Judeo-Christian religion believes that the body should not be touched by anyone . |
| 13 | To allege that a distinction between rulers and ruled always exists in large and complex societies does not really say very much beyond the fact ( which is not disputed , except by certain anarchists ) that such societies can not be run by everyone simultaneously . |
| 14 | His successors of whatever party will not be bound by anything the Noble Earl may say this afternoon , it is inconceivable that a Home Secretary in five or ten years time , also what Lord say in February nineteen ninety four , I really must n't do whatever er I thought of doing in er that given the fact that the Noble Earl Lord gave certain assurances , he will do whatever he considers on that occasion to be right |
| 15 | To recognize the value present in a situation ( he urges ) is not merely to have an attitude which someone else who conceives the ‘ factual character ’ of the situation in exactly the same way might lack , but to conceive it in a particular kind of way which could not be duplicated in someone not thus drawn to it . |
| 16 | They are among the easiest of fossil plants to recognize , for even flattened stems retain the characteristic jointing , and the feathery distal branches can not be mistaken for anything else . |
| 17 | Since it can not and will not save itself , it can not be saved by anything you or I might do . |
| 18 | Whereas one human being can direct ‘ a look ’ towards another human being , ‘ the gaze ’ can not be assumed by anyone . |
| 19 | so that definitely has stopped , you 'll not be staying with anybody overnight . |
| 20 | it may be flattering to be taken for the head of the firm if you are not , but it is not good business , and sound progress can not be made with anyone on a false footing , in fact , it must be obvious that the greater the respect you hold and encourage towards any of your seniors , the better the position they will be in to assist you in any difficulties which may arise . |
| 21 | Sheikha Grandmother , whom she wanted to visit , was a renowned figure , but such a trip would not be made for one outside the tribe circle . |
| 22 | If jade is not polished it can not be made worth anything . |
| 23 | I would like to think that my ministry would appeal to a cross section of the population , that Official Unionists could come to my services and not be insulted by anything I might say . |
| 24 | It will not be done behind anybody 's back , if you should veto it it falls , quite clearly I mean your masters , naturally . |
| 25 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 26 | keys are withdrawn from the locks fitted to the Home and placed where they can not be seen by anyone intent on making an unauthorised entry |
| 27 | An obligation of confidence will not be imposed on everyone . |
| 28 | The significance of the support for the Southwark [ sic ] theologians which flooded in from left-wing humanists , will not be lost on anyone who had learned , the hard way , that these people , who reject all concept of man as a child of God both for themselves and everyone else , make common ground with soft permissives wherever they can find them — in or out of the Church . |
| 29 | He sets up long , colourful and emotional speeches that are in turn both funny , beautiful and violent , and his work can not be compared with anything that has preceded him . |
| 30 | ‘ It would not be applied to someone who uses the house as their family home but works away from home for most of the week , ’ said Mr Soley . |